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Transplant

Organ transplantation is one of the most challenging, complex, and rewarding areas of modern medicine.

For patients, it’s a chance to improve or extend their life. For donors, it’s a cherished gift that reveals their enduring, generous spirit.

As a transplant patient who is referred to UT Southwestern Medical Center, you're getting more than expert physicians and surgeons assigned to your care – you’re also getting an extensive support team of health care professionals, including:

Specially trained inpatient and outpatient nurses

Transplant coordinators

Clinical coordinators

Social workers

Pharmacists

Dietitians focused specifically on transplant medicine.

Each plays a unique and critical role in the complex world of transplantation medicine, but all have the same mission: Deliver seamless, patient-focused care, starting at the initial evaluation appointment and continuing through the waiting period, surgery, and follow-up.

Our Accomplishments

Our exceptional track record speaks to a consistent focus on excellence in patient care. In addition to performing more than 1,300 lifesaving organ transplants:

The Heart Transplant Program has consistently ranked among the top 10 in the United States, and our one-year and three-year survival rates exceed the national average.

Our kidney transplant physicians are responsible for a number of innovations that have become nationally accepted practices.

The Liver Transplant Program provides comprehensive medical and surgical care for patients with end-stage liver disease requiring liver transplantation. The world-renowned team of surgeons and specialists can manage all aspects of the liver transplant process and provides a multidisciplinary approach to patient care.

Clinical Research

Because we are an academic medical institution, our patients have access to the latest groundbreaking research aimed at expanding the donor pool and developing new methods of preserving and evaluating organs.